A LORRY driver who stopped with a puncture died when another HGV collided with a recovery van.

The unnamed driver was in his early 50s and is understood to be from Elton, near Ellesmere Port.

North Wales Police were called to the incident involving two articulated lorries and a Transit pickup recovery van on the westbound carriageway of the A55 at Penmaenmawr at 3.41am early yesterday.

A spokeswoman said: "It appears that one of the articulated lorries had broken down and the driver got out of the cab. It's believed the second HGV was in collision with the two stationary vehicles and as a result the driver of the first HGV sustained fatal injuries."

The driver was taken to Llandudno Hospital, said a Wales Ambulance Service NHS Trust spokesman.

The dead driver's relatives are still being informed.

The driver worked for Edwin C. Farrall Transport Ltd, based in Ashton Hayes, near Chester, which distributes newspapers and magazines.